Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-12-03
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On Monday NEXT the tEss session Of
be Aftlsth congress- win commence.
Before u has ended the presidential
sampaian viii Be fairly under way, and
Il ls therefore safe to Say that from This
time on We viii be Ia The midst Of eTest-
Ing political events.
Tho greatest probleu which conGronts
ahe legislators, and that which viii 90.
snpy the Rrsaanr part Of The time daring
Tie sesaion. Is THAI suggested By q con
tamplAtion Of The rapidly Increasing
Surplus In the treasury. That this lock.
iag 40 Of fuads IN Tie vaults Of she M.
honal treasury IL in The hiehes. daaroe
unwiss ana hilarious 10 The business Of
Tie country, nobody can fail TO see. A
few millions Withdrawn from The oireu-
laiine medium Of he country is NOT
missed. bat when those millions grow
10 Hundreds Of millions, u is not din.
cult 70 fcresse The disastrous results 70
watch = further pursuance Of this mus
ual policy Of contraction win surely
lsad.
ne Democratic party has heretofore
failed 10 solve tbs problem suggested By
the surplus. For many months she
amount Of monsy Withdrawn from the
channels q trede and locked Ia she
treasury has increased Of an alarming
rate. DuFing TIVE sessions Congress
has gEappled with the problem without
result. TIE leaders Of The Democracy
have realized the danger, bat thsy have
failed 10 aueResi a method Of deliver-
anoe. A dossn plans for reducing the
revenue Of She government have been
sagReeied bat none Of them have been
acted upen, and nothlnR has been done
toward releasing We vast sum which
has already accumulated IN the treas
ury. Tue Democracy has appeared
dassd and helpless 10 The faes Of real
eoonomie prohlern. and iia leaders have
dUahtless realized how much easier Il q
10 eEiiicise 40 enemy in cover than Il l.
b eonauss q government successfully,
The Democrats realise. however, thai
they masi and q solution for The Prob
len before the ena Of the coming Sec
aion. II uill never Do for their passy
10 80 before tbs country eOnteszlnR lie
inability 10 deal with such question.
Either the rsveaua Of the g0vernmsnt
Eusi Be reduced OF some porniaF vay
mast Be adOptsd for disslpasina ths vast
sam nov accumulated in the treasury.
it dsvolyss upon the Democrats party
ts seattle thls question In one vas or
che oshsE. Ifil Is anAhle 10 DO %, h
win be in poor ahApe 10 enter ths presi-
dsntial campaign.
Denoeratio policy vii not admit 81
the appropriation Of shs sarplus 10 Gn
excessive systen Of pa6lis i@proye
ments. nor slll Il admit Of The expsndi.
ture Of The vast san in any Other Of
ths many says that have been saeEeat-
81. Ga The contrary, Congrsas ana The
administration vie With each oshsg in
shelving niseAFdly spirit toward TIE
postai ssrvtSs and toward almost every
thins else IN which the peopie desire
sfheieney. suaali eesaemies are psae-
Heed regardless Of he fAsa thai ths |
psople Who pAy the taxes demand Ia |
retarn, ana are satitied 10. excellent |
RsveFnment service.
obvio0sly, The DeuseEais Uili noa
attempt 10 decrease he surplus By IN
cseasing The txpsnaitares Of the eov-
sEamens. and ne oniy eoasus rsnain.
Ina b for fhem 20 diminiaA The Fexs.
nnes. UpOa ahs man1er q dOiHe thi4
hawsseR. tAsy have ksrescfsse hesn
nnAbls 10 agree. Ths Carlisle viva e.
he party insisls lbai L sAeala Be dens
by materially dinsniaAirR tha protss.